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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010